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Perils in The Price Of Rice
Seeded on Thu Apr 3, 2008 10:54 AM EDT (The Washington Post)
You may have missed the front-page article in the New York Times last Saturday, with the one-column headline written in clipped newspaperese: "High Rice Cost Creating Fears of Asia Unrest." But this little story could be an early warning of another big economic problem that's sne …
Barack Obama: Supreme Court Ruling An Obstacle To Opportunity
Seeded on Tue Jul 3, 2007 4:18 PM EDT ()
Comments by Barack Obama on the Supreme Court's school diversity cases.
'Question Mark Guy' Loves Obama
Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:55 PM EDT (msnbc.com)
New Hampshirites might get a surprise this summer when they answer the knock at their door and they see The Question Mark Suit Guy. Maryland resident Matthew Lesko -- the author and infomercial personality who has been telling Americans how they can get free services and mo …
Bad Dam News
Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:13 PM EDT
Water. After the land on which you place your feet, probably the most essential natural resource. You need it for keeping your body hydrated, growing crops and keeping industry running.
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Turk army chief reaffirms need for N.Iraq incursion
Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:32 AM EDT (Reuters)
ANKARA (Reuters) - The head of Turkey's powerful armed forces reaffirmed on Wednesday his view that a cross-border operation into northern Iraq was needed to crush Kurdish rebels based there.
Obama, Poet
Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:55 AM EDT (New Yorker)
In his first book, "Dreams from My Father," Barack Obama described the marijuana that he smoked as a young man as "something that could flatten out the landscape of my heart, blur the edges of my memory." This confession of youthful indiscretion was at once more sober and …
Buffett, at Clinton Fund-Raiser, Says Congress Favors the Rich
Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:33 AM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
June 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign raised about $1 million last night with the help of Warren Buffett, who joined her for an after-dinner conversation at which he said Congress favored the rich.
Iran to vie with West by launching news channel
Seeded on Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:41 PM EDT (Reuters)
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's state broadcaster will launch a 24-hour English-language satellite news channel next week to rival dominant Western services, a senior official said on Tuesday.
US Warns Turkey: Tensions Rise as Turkey Shells Iraq
Seeded on Mon Jun 4, 2007 9:42 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
Turkish patience is running out over the cross-border raids by Kurdish militants based in northern Iraq. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has urged caution, but Ankara is openly debating an incursion to root out the rebels.
Europe, Please Stop Moralizing
Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:51 PM EDT ()
After SPIEGEL published a summary of European press reactions to the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech, our in-boxes were flooded with hundreds of letters from Americans who were angered by editorials critical of America's lax gun policies.
U.S.-led Terror War Victimises World's Minorities
Seeded on Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:07 AM EDT ( IPS Inter Press Service)
The U.S.-led war on terror has triggered a strong backlash against some of the world's minorities, including ethnic and religious groups, according to a study released here Tuesday.
Obama ad hints at things to come in cyberpolitics
Seeded on Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:44 AM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
It may be the most stunning and creative attack ad yet for a 2008 presidential candidate -- one experts say could represent a watershed moment in 21st century media and political advertising.
Does Communism Work After All?
Seeded on Tue Feb 27, 2007 12:28 PM EST (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
China is securing an ever-bigger share of the world market with the methods of a planned economy. Competitors and economists alike are astounded by the country's seemingly unstoppable march to becoming a global economic superpower.
Foreign Policy 2008: Bill Richardson's view
Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:31 PM EST
Much to the electorate's chagrin, the US Presidential election is already well underway. Candidates are hurriedly raising money, courting prominent endorsements and forming their policy positions.
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Bill Richardson - Diplomacy, Not War, With Iran
Seeded on Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:31 PM EST (The Washington Post)
"The recent tentative agreement with North Korea over its nuclear program illustrates how diplomacy can work even with the most unsavory of regimes. Unfortunately, it took the Bush administration more than six years to commit to diplomacy.
Hunting chimps may change view of human evolution
Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:20 PM EST (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chimpanzees have been seen using spears to hunt bush babies, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that demonstrates a whole new level of tool use and planning by our closest living relatives.
Ohio Gov. Strickland Likes Iowa's Vilsack in '08
Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 3:36 PM EST (theotherpaper.com)
If Gov. Ted Strickland had his druthers, the United States would be under the steady hand of President Vilsack come 2009. Although the former governor of Iowa isn't yet a household name, Strickland said he'd make a fine chief executive.
What a U.N. Partnership with Big Business Could Accomplish
Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:05 PM EST (hbswk.hbs.edu)
Here's where Ban and the United Nations can play a part.
FACTBOX-Chad-CAR-Sudan triangle is crucible of violence
Seeded on Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:07 AM EST (alertnet.org)
Neighbours Sudan and Chad pledged to redouble efforts to end border violence being fuelled by Darfur's conflict, concluding their third agreement in 12 months to end hostilities and respect each other's sovereignty. Here are some facts about the violent border triangle area.
John Edwards: A Heart for America
Seeded on Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:21 PM EST (theglobalist.com)
This article is basically Edwards' stump speech. If you've been following politics over the last few years you're familiar with it. He's a really well-positioned candidate with a solid populist message.
The Dick Cheney 'Not Everyone Hates Me' Tour
Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:19 PM EST
Washington, indeed anywhere in America, is a lonely place for Dick Cheney. He is viewed less favorably in America than OJ Simpson, and Stalin polls more favorably in Russia.
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This must be a joke. Senate Republicans are not cancerous moles.
Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:53 PM EST
Headlines from Saturday the 18th: "Moles removed from Bush's face are not cancerous," "Senate Republicans block Iraq measure." Am I the only one who saw these titles and laughed a little? Am I the only one who saw something analagous?
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10 dead people... We're doing a great job!
Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:52 PM EST
It seemed to be all over the news this weekend. In one day, the bodies of ten people were brought to the morgue off the streets of Baghdad. Only this was meant to be good news.
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Saudi wants Dutch MP apology for Islam offence: paper
Seeded on Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:57 PM EST (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Koran" if they wanted to live in his country and has asked the Dutch government to intervene, a Saudi newspaper said on Sunday.
Obama's O (not Oprah- or orgasm-related)
Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:17 PM EST
This might seem like a silly thing to comment upon, but I'm about to write a whole article about a single stylized letter. The O on the Obama '08 logo. Wow - lots of Os.
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